San Diego Transit

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San Diego Transit or San Diego Metropolitan Transit System is the public transit operator for the San Diego area. Trolleys or LRV are operated by the San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI).

1 Operators
2 Fleet
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Operators

San Diego Transit Corporation - buses and former streetcar operator. Merged into Metropolitan Transit System as of 2004, and in 2005 a new red and white color scheme was introduced that will be applied to both systems. To this day, most San Diego Transit buses retain their old lettering. Old SDTC routes are numbered 1-210 and are operated directly by SDTC employees.
Metropolitan Transit System - buses (800 and 900 series) and San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company. Took over the County Transit System (800-series routes) in 2002, and San Diego Transit in 2004. 800 and 900 series MTS bus routes are outsourced to private contractors, namely Veolia Transport, Laidlaw, and Coach USA.
San Diego Trolley Incorporated - trolleys (light rail)
North County Transit District - buses and regional trains
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
Coaster commuter rail service

[edit] Fleet

Trains and LRV

EMD F40PH (Coaster)
EMD F40PH-2C locomotive (Coaster, delivered 1995)
EMD F59PHI locomotive (Coaster)
EMD SW1500
Bombardier Transportation Bi-level cars (Coaster 1995-present)
Siemens AG S-70 LRV (built 2005, numbered 3001-3011)
Siemens AG-Duewag SD100 LRV (built 1995, numbered 2001-2070)
Siemens AG-Duewag U2 LRV (1981-1990)
Siemens AG Sprinter DMU - (2007)

Buses

Gillig Phantom 40/102TB-currently being retired (most are from 1991, came from San Diego Transit/County Transit System, CTS buses are 35-foot, SDT buses are 40-foot)
General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H-5307A-retired
General Motors Diesel Division Buses T8H-5307A-retired
MAN AG SG220 articulated-built 1978, retired 1993 from San Diego Transit
NABI model 416-built 1989, retired 2000 from San Diego Transit
New Flyer Industries C40HF CNG (1995, operated by San Diego Transit and Metropolitan Transportation System)
New Flyer Industries D40LF-County Transit System (became Metropolitan Transit System 2002, buses delivered 2001) and National City Transit (also 2001)
New Flyer Industries C40LF CNG-1301-1304 (San Diego Transit, 1994), 1501-1527 (San Diego Transit, 1997), 1601-1631 (San Diego Transit, 2000), 1801-1873 (San Diego Transit, 2002), 401-447 (Metropolitan Transit System, 2005)
Brill C36-retired
New Flyer Industries D60HF-1101-1150 (San Diego Transit, 1993)
New Flyer Industries D60LF-1901-1914 (San Diego Transit, 2001)